​On Saturday January 26, 2019, DURI.ĂN VP of Hanoi Operations, Quyen Bui, met with CSDS Director, Don Tuan Phuong to discuss the progress of the lunch program for 85 preschoolers in the Pa Che 1 Village and Pa Cop 2 Village, in the Son La Province of northwest Vietnam. To date, we have served over 2500 meals since the program started on December 17, 2018. CSDS has made two monitoring visits to record the progress of the program. CSDS was also accompanied by local volunteers who collected winter clothing and blankets for the children.

DURI.AN is proud to welcome Khanh Tran, Founder and Creative Director of The Kraze Magazine, as our Graphic Design and Creative Advisor.

​Khanh Tran is an inspiring creative influence in her field. She is currently a creative leader for Oath (formerly AOL) and manages the company's in-house print and design shop, called The Queue. She is also the Founder and Creative Director of The Kraze. With The Kraze, Khanh works with a team of 24 volunteer staff members worldwide to deliver K-Pop news that aims to bring international fans closer to the action.

She graduated with a bachelor's degree in Visual Communications with a primary focus in graphic design. With her design skills set and work experience, Khanh can share her insights on brand identity, best design & marketing practices, and strong leadership for aspiring youths. ​During her spare time, Khanh enjoys photography, creative writing, and music. She is an avid K-Pop fan since 2011 and has attended 20+ K-Pop concerts since then. She has a thirst for traveling and exploring new places to check off from her bucket list. Also, food is one of her biggest motivations to fuel her creativity.​

We are thrilled to have Khanh as a part of the team. Khanh brings valued experience in brand identity, graphic design, digital marketing, and global team management.

Fairfax, VA -- On Saturday, Ryan Mai and Madeleine Mai visited the Thanh Long Vietnamese School in Northern Virginia to present on DURI.AN's water well project to students. The founders also presented Tu Bi Foundation with a check that would fund 4 water wells! More wells are currently being planned. DURI.AN is excited to share videos, pictures, and stories of the water wells.

On September 18, 2018, the Virginia State Corporation Commission issued us our official Certificate of Incorporation. Just like that, DURI.AN, Corporation, was born.

DURI.AN is a nonprofit organization that was started by Ryan Mai and Madeleine Mai. Our name was inspired by the fruit, durian. We separated DURI and AN – DURI is meant to represent the word durable while ĂN is meant to represent the Vietnamese word eat. Thus, our tagline: Durable Eats!

HANOI -- On Sunday, September 23, 2018 at 3:00 ICT, Bui Le Ngoc Quyen (middle), Vice-President of Hanoi Operations, and Bianca Pham (right), DURI.AN Advisor, met with Don Tuan Phuong (left), Director of CSDS, to discuss the provision of nutritious meals to young children in rural Vietnam for the 2018-2019 school year. They discussed funding the project for 62 Pre-K students in two villages in Vietnam. We aim to officially begin project operations in November 2018.